Where Are Prey (2017) Save Files Located?
Prey (2017) saves to Saved Games under Arkane Studios, with Steam Cloud under userdata 480490.
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Prey (2017) follows Bethesda's convention. Saves live in Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Prey\SaveGames. Type shell:SavedGames into Explorer to open it regardless of language. Steam Cloud mirrors userdata for App ID 480490.
The localization wrinkle is the gotcha worth knowing. On French Windows the folder is Parties Enregistrees, and similar renames exist in other languages, which is why forum threads insist the folder does not exist. The shell: shortcut bypasses the naming entirely.
Where Prey (2017) stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Prey\SaveGames
Per-slot saves. Bethesda documents this path in its official support article. Back up before reinstalls; cloud covers it but verify after restoring.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\[SteamID3]\480490
Cloud mirror. Restore local files with Steam closed, launch once, then reconnect.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move my Prey saves to a new PC?
Copy the Prey folder out of Saved Games on the old machine and into shell:SavedGames on the new one. Launch once so the folders exist, restore with the game closed, then let Steam Cloud settle.
I have no Saved Games folder. Where is it?
Use shell:SavedGames in Explorer instead of navigating by name. Non-English Windows localizes the folder (Parties Enregistrees in French, and so on) while the shell shortcut always resolves.
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